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Há 4 dias · The position of the University was strengthened by the grant in 1604 of the right to return members to Parliament, (fn. 1) and in 1605 by a new royal charter. The first privilege was obtained largely through the influence of Lord Cecil (Robert Cecil), the Chancellor, and Sir Edward Coke. (fn. 2) The charter of 1605 repeated the provisions of ...
Há 5 dias · One of the less well-known conspiracy theories of the early Stuart period concerned the death of James I. In March 1625 the King had fallen ill with a tertian ague, not necessarily fatal even in an old king with an unhealthy lifestyle and a healthy scepticism about the efficacy of his doctors’ prescriptions.
Há 3 dias · Early Stuart foreign policy remains a relatively neglected topic, despite mounting evidence for the importance of international religious conflicts in British political culture and the strains imposed by the demands of war on the British state.
Há 5 dias · In 1402, the suspicious death of Robert III's elder son, David, Duke of Rothesay, possibly orchestrated by the Duke of Albany, left Robert III fearful for the safety of his younger son, James. In 1406, Robert III sent James to France for safety, but he was captured by the English en route and spent the next 18 years as a prisoner held for ransom.
Há 5 dias · Hugh Percy, Duke of Northumberland. 1847–61: Prince Albert, the Prince Consort. 1861–91: William Cavendish, Duke of Devonshire. 1892–1908: Spencer Compton Cavendish, Duke of Devonshire. 1908–19: John William Strutt, Baron Rayleigh. 1919–30: Arthur James Balfour, Earl of Balfour. 1930–47: Stanley Baldwin, Earl Baldwin of ...
Há 6 dias · And yet Stuyvesant had made New Netherland so attractive that in March of 1664, James Stuart, Duke of York, and brother to the newly reinstalled English King Charles II asked if he could...
